UNSUNG HEROES
-Felix Dennis
For those who never found it too much trouble To help their fellow man — nor asked the price
For those who wield their shovels in the rubble While scholars scoff at building paradise
For those who fetch and carry for their neighbours Or wash the sick or sit beside the frail
For those who earn a pittance for their labours But never play the martyred tattletale
For those for whom a word of thanks suffices Or deem that it was meant if never said
For those who run a mile from fame’s devices And hide their medals underneath the bed
For those who slave in worn out wards and clinics Or work beside the nurses hand in glove
For those who pay no mind to whining cynics Who know the worth if not the price of love
For those who give their lives to teaching others Yet never learn the meaning of conceit
For those who treat the homeless as their brothers For men who empty bins and sweep the street
For volunteers who listen — but don’t lecture For coppers who would rather wear no gun
For juries who can cast aside conjecture And steel themselves to do what must be done
For friends who keep their temper yet stay candid For citizens who stand up to the yobs
For those who bring up children single-handed For companies who tailor-make them jobs
For those who blew the whistle as they hung us For those who stood when you and I would fall
For these the unsung heroes here among us Please raise your glass to bless them one and all.
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